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Greg Malinowski, Washington County commissioner, talks about the future of North Bethany and Bonny Slope West (video)

Greg Malinowski on North Bethany and Area 93Washington County District 2 Commissioner Greg Malinowski talks about how future development in North Bethany and Bonny Slope West (Area 93) will affect existing residents. This month, The Oregonian will be publishing a series of short videos of Washington County Commission candidates talking about issues. The election will be May 20.

Through April, we will be publishing a series of videos of Washington County commissioner candidates talking about issues such as Gain Share, transportation and development.

This week, we have Washington County District 2 Commissioner Greg Malinowski and his opponent, university professor Bob Zahrowski. District 2, in the county’s northeast corner, includes Bethany, Cedar Hills, Cedar Mill, Raleigh Hills, Rock Creek and portions of Hillsboro and Beaverton. The election will be May 20.

The issue: The communities north of U.S. 26 in Washington County will see many changes in the next few years. Some changes will come with the development of North Bethany, a “community of distinction” as politicians call it, that will host as many as 4,600 new housing units.

The question: How will you make sure that new development in North Bethany and Bonny Slope West will not negatively affect the lives of people who already live in the area?

What the candidate has to say: Malinowski has been vocal about having Bonny Slope West residents – as opposed to the whole county – pay for the impact development in their area will have on the transportation system.

“We can’t take ground in from one county just so we can subsidize their costs from the existing taxpayers here. So those folks are really going to have to come up with it on their own,” he said. “That doesn’t make development unprofitable; that just makes it less profitable.”